Rupa's Boutique

India - 2018

India's last refuge for acid attack victims

In recent years, India's patriarchal order has been called into question by an increasingly educated and culturally aware generation of women. In response, acid attacks on women have become a disturbingly frequent occurrence. As cowardly as they are devastating, those afflicted are left mentally ...

A River Below

South America - 2017

Truth and ethics become a tangled mess in this gripping exposé of eco-activism in the age of alternative facts

Deep in the Amazon, the near-mythical pink river dolphin is being hunted to extinction. Two activists, a marine biologist and a TV star, are working tirelessly to protect the species. Yet as their efforts to raise public awareness become increasingly complex, a scandal erupts and serious ethical ...

Out of Breath

North Korea - 2018

Saving lives in the world's most secretive state

In rural North Korea, a film crew follows a small group of international volunteers fighting the spread of Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Working with North Korean medics, the volunteers venture deep into the world’s most secretive nation, overcoming cultural and political hurdles to save lives.

The Billion Dollar Bust

World - 2018

The thrilling capture of the world's dirtiest money launderer

The world’s most wanted money launderer evaded capture for decades, while washing billions of dollars for drug cartels, biker gangs and even terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. In 2014, an international police team came together with one aim: to catch him. A nerve-wracking trap was set by Australi...

The Ruins of Raqqa

Syrian Arab Republic - 2018

The Syrian city recovering from the trauma of IS

For four long years Islamic State ruled its 'caliphate' from its capital, the city of Raqqa. IS propaganda painted it as paradise. From the outside, there were only glimpses of what life was really like. Now freed from IS control, survivors emerge from the rubble of a city utterly destroyed by US...

Honey Hunters

Poland - 2018

A stunning exploration of bees, their habitats, and mankind's relentless quest for their precious honey

1 in every 3 bites of food are, in some way, pollinated by honey bees. Across the globe, various traditions have retained a respect and love for these small insects, despite their alarming decline. From the perilous hills of Nepal to the unlikely rooftops of Paris, this breathtaking doc showcases...

Letters From Kurdistan

Iraq - 2018

The Kurdish struggle for freedom from the Caliphate, as told by those who endured it

Since 2013, the Kurds have been systematically terrorised by IS, as the caliphate pushed deeper into their ancestral homeland. Letters from Kurdistan brings together three uniquely tragic perspectives on the war ravaging the Middle East. A lonely sniper is haunted by the violence he has inflicted...

Vamizi: Cradle of Coral

Mozambique - 2018

A team of scientists race to save an underwater paradise

In the shimmering waters of the Indian Ocean lies the island of Vamizi, home to one of the world's oldest, most pristine coral reefs. Natural reserves of oil and gas have been discovered below this wonderland of marine biodiversity, and now this vibrant, flourishing reef is a target for energy co...

On A Knife Edge

United States - 2017

Coming-of-age as a Native American leader in a climate of deprivation and growing tension

George Dull Knife, a teenager from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, is the youngest in a long line of legendary Lakota leaders. Abandoned by his mother and raised by a proud activist father, George must learn to adapt the old ways to the realities of modern life. Over five years, again...

Indivisible

United States - 2017

A heartrending exploration of the human cost of US immigration policy

The young people at the heart of the US immigration debate are given a voice in this moving profile of the families torn apart by anti-immigration measures. Renata, Evelyn and Antonio were brought to the US by their parents in search of a better life, but their families are now divided as a resul...